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Svalbard and Jan Mayen earthquakes in 1982

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 1982. The largest: M5.1 Jan Mayen Island region, May 8, 1982.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19811983

Map

Where every quake of 1982 was located in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198224.8243 km WNW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
February 19820
March 19820
April 19820
May 198215.1Jan Mayen Island region
June 19820
July 19820
August 19820
September 198214.6194 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
October 198244.9248 km WSW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
November 19820
December 19820

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Svalbard and Jan Mayen nowWorldwide in 1982

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.